Competitions · United States
Puzzles in Pottsville Spring 2025
Pottsville, Pennsylvania · 24 May 2025 · 6 events · 52 competitors · 41 personal bests
Shaun Mack won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Shaun Mack by 0.62 seconds. 52 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Clark Kost took a 3×3 single of 40.87 down to 18.36, 55 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Shaun Mack | 6.05 | 7.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Shaun Mack | 8.19 | 10.26 |
| Megaminx | Declan Wilhelm | 35.79 | 38.40 |
| Pyraminx | Livia Kleiner | 2.04 | 2.55 |
| Skewb | Zayn Khanani | 2.24 | 3.02 |
| Square-1 | Hassan Khanani | 4.68 | 5.16 |
The PB harvest
41 set · 19 still standing- Ryan Krause — Megaminx single 36.92: into the top 0.93% of the event's history.
- Davis Johnson — Skewb single 1.94: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Jayden Pritt — 3×3 single 7.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Sula Mareska — 3×3 single 7.82: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
- Alex Hamburg — Skewb single 4.54: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
- Devin Silverman — Skewb single 4.77: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
- Dylan Gesmundo — 3×3 one-handed single 19.61: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.
- Dylan Gesmundo — Square-1 single 16.73: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
52 competitors · 319 results · 6 events.
Solve this final yourself
how this works →The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Shaun Mack won it with a 7.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 F2 R L2 U L2 D B2 U' R2 D' B' F L2 R B2 D' L2 D' - 2
U B R D' F2 L2 B2 R2 U L2 B2 D2 B2 F U' B2 D' R' U B - 3
B' R2 D2 R2 U2 B F' U2 L' U2 B D L2 F2 U' L' F' L2 - 4
R' B L2 B D2 B2 R U F' B2 U2 D' B2 U2 D' B2 L - 5
F2 B U F' R' F' D' L' D L2 D R2 D F2 R2 U' L2 U D L'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
52 competitors- Adam Winterton
- Alex Hamburg
- Alex Niedland
- Averie Ryan
- Benjamin Ackley
- Benjamin Hume Reeds
- Bennett Robertson
- Caden Oxenrider
- Carter Strouse
- Charles Darrington
- Charley Eucker
- Clark Kost
- David Hodshon-Tirella
- Davis Johnson
- Declan Wilhelm
- Devin Silverman
- Dylan Gesmundo
- Easton Caple
- Ethan Wiand
- Hassan Khanani
- Henrik Leo James Christian Olesen
- Ibrahim Khanani
- Jalen Shareef
- James Jiang
- Jayden Pritt
- Jeffrey Gray
- Kavin Prince
- Keaton Czapla
- Kerry Go
- Leudy Rodríguez
- Livia Kleiner
- Logan Ma
- Mariana K. Lee
- Matthew Perschall
- Maximus Hartman
- Meaghan Bausher
- Nathan Powell
- Oskar Pfitsch Kawinski
- Riley LeBon
- Robert Magniccari
- Ronald Joseph Noto Diaz
- Ryan Krause
- Shaun Mack
- Simon Miller
- Stephen A. Duc Jr.
- Sula Mareska
- Theo Sheldon
- Thomas Larsen
- Timur Martysiuk
- William Marino
- Zach Ridall
- Zayn Khanani
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.